Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

You are new to me
And I love a good contemp
(And hockey heroes)
Sadly, this was not
The read I was looking for.
Almost, but not quite.
Faith is ex-Playboy
Bunny and stripper who wed
A millionaire
Sound familiar?
Yep. It’s a romance spin of
Anna Nicole Smith.
But Faith is ’special’.
Because she loved the geezer
Not just his money.
The geezer bumps off
And leaves Faith [...]

Dear Ms. Gibson,
After Jennie did a review of “Not Another Bad Date,” I saw her grade and mentally wilted a little. In fact, I wasn’t sure I even wanted to read it at that point. But after starting, and stopping, a horrible historical – asshole hero plus virgin martyr widow! – [...]

This is hilarious. These women are in it to win it. Oh and if anyone has the story about the Nora Roberts/Susan Elizabeth Phillips smackdown, I want to hear about it in the comments. Even if you have to make it up, I want to hear about it.

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Rachel Gibson’s first book was Simply Irresistible, a secret baby romance, which featured a “charm school graduate and Southern belle extraordinaire” who runs away from being a trophy wife, has a one night stand, and goes on to build an empire (a small one, but still). I knew then that Gibson marched to [...]

Dear Ms. Gibson,
Though I have read all of your books, in all honesty I’m not sure why. I liked your first book, Simply Irresistible, quite a bit, and loved your second, Truly, Madly Yours. Since then, your books have ranged from mediocre (I show five B- grades in my book log, which goes back [...]

Dear Ms Gibson,
In my last letter to you, I said I wasn’t as happy with I’m In No Mood For Love as I have with lots of your previous books. I’m a much happier camper after reading this book. I like the heroine, I like the hero, I like the heroine’s maloccluded cat. Maddie [...]

Dear Ms Gibson,
I’d have to say that most of your books have worked for me on some level and a few are favorites. But unfortunately while I enjoyed parts of this book, it doesn’t equal your past efforts.
On the day of her best friend’s wedding, Clare Wingate is shocked to find her metrosexual [...]